Snow shovel



April 26, 1960 J. c. McKlNLEY SNOW SHOVEL Filed March '7, 1958 INVENTORy McKinley 'Ju c1501: Curr [K At tarn y United tates Patent SNOW SHOVELJudson Curry McKinley, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada ApplicationMarch 7, 1958, Serial No. 119,920 2 Claims. (or. 37-53 This inventionrelates to new and useful improvements in shovels and more particularlyto a shovel specifically constructed for clearing sidewalks anddriveways of snow with the least possible elfort and in the shortestpossible time.

Scraper shovels have been in use for some time but in heavy wet snowthey are of very little use because the load is too heavy'for theaverage person and constitutes a hazard to their health. In ordertoovercome the above, I have invented a snow shovel which is easy topush even through wet snow, and which, in view of its construction willgreatly facilitate throwing the snow away from the cleared path, at agreater distance and with less effort.

Broadly, my invention comprises a scraper type shovel provided withrunners which greatly reduces the friction therefore resulting in theapplication of less effort, a tubular curved handle and a tubular memberwhich projects on both sides of the shovel at the rear extremity of thescoop to facilitate the dumping of the load at a greater distance toeither side of the track and reduces the strain off the runners whiledumping and righting the shovel.

The primary object of the invention is therefore the provision of a snowshovel which is easier to use and requires considerably less effort topush along and to dump the load on either side of the cleared path.

Another object is the provision of a shovel of the type describedprovided with runners to reduce the friction between the loaded shoveland the surface to be cleaned. 7

Other apparent objects and the provision of a shovel as set forth whichis strong and durable, efficient and easy to operate and ofcomparatively low manufacturing cost.

With these and other objects that may appear as the descriptionproceeds, the invention consists in the novel arrangement of cooperatingelements as hereinafter more specifically set forth, claimed and shownin the accompanying drawing forming part of this application and inwhich: I

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a snow shovel constructed in accordancewith the present invention.

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Fig. 2 is a construction detail showing how the forward extremity of therunner is secured to the scoop.

Referring more in detail to the drawing in which similar referencecharacters designate corresponding parts throughout the both views, itwill be seen the invention comprises a snow shovel formed with a scoop 5having an arcuate bottom 6 and a pair of curved runners 7. A tubularhandle 8 attached to the rear ends of the runners is formed with a gooseneck 9 at the handle extremity and a reinforcing rod 10.

An endless tubular bar 11 of oval shape extends transversely across therear ends of the runners 7 and at the points of contact with the runnersis flattened, as at 12, and riveted-thereto. The rounded ends of the barproject beyond the sides of the scoop to provide a fulcrum point whenthe scoop is tilted to either side to dump the snow and permits the snowto be thrown at a greater distance away from the path being cleaned.

It is believed that the construction and advantages have been set forthand that further detailed description is not required. 7

While the preferred embodiment has been disclosed it is to be understoodthat minor modifications may be resorted to without departing from thespirit of the invention and the scope of the claims.

The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property orprivilege is claimed are defined as follows:

1. A snow shovel comprising a scoop having a longitudinally curvedbottom, said 'bottom comprising front and rear ends, a pair oflongitudinally curved runners having one end attached to the front endof said bottom and their opposite ends attached to the rear end of saidbottom for supporting said scoop in an inclined plane, a handle attachedto said runners at the rear end of said bottom and extending rearwardlyfrom said scoop, and a bar extending transversely of the rear end ofsaid bottom and attached to said runners, said bar projecting beyond thesides of said scoop adapted to provide a fulcrum point when tilting thescoop sideways.

2. A snow shovel as described in claim 1 wherein said bar is providedwith curved ends.

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